BBC Africa Today

Is Chad aiding Sudanese rebels?

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A Sudanese commander accuses Chad of allowing the United Arab Emirates to use Chadian airports to supply weapons to rebels in Sudan. But where's the evidence?

Also in the programme: Eritrea kicked out USAID in 2005. Two decades on, what impact has it had?

And the Kenyan woman who defied tradition and paid her own dowry.

Presenter : Audrey Brown
Producers: Frenny Jowi and Stefania Okreke
Senior Producer : Sunita Nahar
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
25 Mar 11AM English United Kingdom News

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